Match Report


RCD MallorcaRCD Mallorca     Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié
George LynesGeorge Lynes Richard Lee Richard Lee
Casey PerezC. Perez68
G
1captain
G
72Sebastiao FariaS. Faria
Eric HanssenE. Hanssen59
D
2
D
65Ricardo RuizR. Ruiz
Mario MonteiroM. Monteiro70
D
3
D
63Alejandro LeonA. Leon
Andre MoreiraA. Moreira63
D
captain4
D
64Giulliano KuiperG. Kuiper
Brendan HurstB. Hurst69
M
5
M
67Pedro AguilarP. Aguilar
Gianpaolo LupatelliG. Lupatelli66
M
6
M
65Hugo AguilarH. Aguilar
David BridgesD. Bridges66
M
7
M
66Alberto CamineroA. Caminero
Matthias HelmerM. Helmer64
M
8
M
66Ivan SuarezI. Suarez
Cyril DufresnesC. Dufresnes62
A
9
A
75Alan GordonA. Gordon
Colin HendryC. Hendry67
A
10
A
74Nicolas TorresN. Torres
Sol EdghillS. Edghill65
A
11
A
74Alejandro RodriguezA. Rodriguez
 
Andres HelgueraA. Helguera70
D
12
D
69Roberto CarmonaR. Carmona
Luis SanzL. Sanz71
M
13
M
79Romero P. MartinezR. Martinez
Adriano De CesareA. De Cesare65
A
14
A
66Edmundo MedinaE. Medina

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Iberostar Stadium where RCD Mallorca play host to Real Betis Balompié. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both RCD Mallorca and Real Betis Balompié are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Molina.


0.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off!
6.57
Matthias Helmer sees Sol Edghill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sol Edghill whips in a cross ball towards Cyril Dufresnes. Cyril Dufresnes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Sebastiao Faria is on top of it.
9.08
Gianpaolo Lupatelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Edghill. Sol Edghill shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.15
Andre Moreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Hurst. Brendan Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Sol Edghill controls it well on his chest. Sol Edghill plays a scrappy one-two with Matthias Helmer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sol Edghill tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.58
Ivan Suarez sees Hugo Aguilar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Aguilar plays a quick one-two with Nicolas Torres and rushes in on goal... Hugo Aguilar makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
22.15
Matthias Helmer receives the ball from a throw-in from Brendan Hurst. Matthias Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Edghill. Sol Edghill shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.43
Ricardo Ruiz surges forward with the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Ricardo Ruiz plays the ball forward to Hugo Aguilar. Hugo Aguilar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.54
Matthias Helmer threads the ball through to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Cyril Dufresnes. Cyril Dufresnes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it curls horrendously wide!
32.44
Alberto Caminero kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Rodriguez. Alejandro Rodriguez lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Gordon. Alan Gordon outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Casey Perez gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
33.27
Alberto Caminero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Torres. Nicolas Torres finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Casey Perez. Excellent save.
34.29
Andre Moreira passes the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry threads a neat ball through to David Bridges. David Bridges controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.40
Andre Moreira runs straight at the opposition's defence. Andre Moreira shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.02
Hugo Aguilar chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Rodriguez. Alejandro Rodriguez lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Torres. Nicolas Torres powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Mallorca appear unchanged since the first half. Real Betis Balompié also appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Betis Balompié players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with RCD Mallorca kicking off!
48.53
Matthias Helmer hits a low pass to Cyril Dufresnes. Cyril Dufresnes makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Colin Hendry. Some good footwork from Colin Hendry provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
51.35
Giulliano Kuiper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Suarez. Ivan Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Torres. Nicolas Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.45
Alberto Caminero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Suarez. Ivan Suarez shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
55.18
Andre Moreira clumsily knocks into Pedro Aguilar. Andre Moreira is warned by the referee! Pedro Aguilar stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.53
Alberto Caminero flicks a high pass forward. Alan Gordon controls it well on his chest. Alan Gordon rushes past Andre Moreira! Alan Gordon shows great control and tries a shot on goal. David Bridges steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
59.10
Giulliano Kuiper sees Hugo Aguilar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Aguilar chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Rodriguez. Alejandro Rodriguez whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Torres. Nicolas Torres powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but Eric Hanssen is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
63.37
Eric Hanssen clumsily knocks into Ivan Suarez. The referee calls over Eric Hanssen and warns him to calm down! Ivan Suarez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.48
Eric Hanssen makes a beautiful solo run. Eric Hanssen advances with the ball. Eric Hanssen knocks in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Lupatelli. Gianpaolo Lupatelli heads the ball goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.27
Matthias Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Edghill. Sol Edghill tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Sebastiao Faria manages to keep it out.
67.37
Alberto Caminero kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Torres. Nicolas Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Caminero. Alberto Caminero connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
69.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Brendan Hurst plays the ball forward to Cyril Dufresnes. Cyril Dufresnes shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
73.19
Alberto Caminero threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Rodriguez. Alejandro Rodriguez shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
77.52
Alberto Caminero makes a probing pass to Alan Gordon. Alan Gordon whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Aguilar. Hugo Aguilar powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
78.16
Giulliano Kuiper comes in with a late challenge on Colin Hendry. Giulliano Kuiper is shown the yellow card! Colin Hendry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.28
Brendan Hurst makes a probing pass to Sol Edghill. Sol Edghill shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Brendan Hurst laces a weighted ball forward to David Bridges. David Bridges knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
87.30
Alejandro Leon runs forward with the ball. Alejandro Leon makes a simple pass to Alberto Caminero. Alberto Caminero tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
90.00
Ivan Suarez threads the ball through to Nicolas Torres. Nicolas Torres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RCD Mallorca

Real Betis Balompié
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
29.6%
42%
28.4%

Scorers
Sol Edghill 12
Andre Moreira 40
Hugo Aguilar 19
Nicolas Torres 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Torres of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings
1.Casey Perez (GK)
7
2.Eric Hanssen (DEF)
8
3.Mario Monteiro (DEF)
6
4.Andre Moreira (DEF)goal scored
9
5.Brendan Hurst (MID)
6
6.Gianpaolo Lupatelli (MID)
6
7.David Bridges (MID)
7
8.Matthias Helmer (MID)
7
9.Cyril Dufresnes (ATT)
6
10.Colin Hendry (ATT)
6
11.Sol Edghill (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Andres Helguera (DEF)
0
13.Luis Sanz (MID)
0
14.Adriano De Cesare (ATT)
0

1.Sebastiao Faria (GK)
7
2.Ricardo Ruiz (DEF)
6
3.Alejandro Leon (DEF)
6
4.Giulliano Kuiper (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Pedro Aguilar (MID)
6
6.Hugo Aguilar (MID)goal scored
8
7.Alberto Caminero (MID)
7
8.Ivan Suarez (MID)
7
9.Alan Gordon (ATT)
6
10.Nicolas Torres (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Alejandro Rodriguez (ATT)
7
 
12.Roberto Carmona (DEF)
0
13.Romero P. Martinez (MID)
0
14.Edmundo Medina (ATT)
0